{"id":22344,"date":"2026-03-16T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=22344"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T22:36:00","slug":"east-grand-forks-woman-faces-forged-check-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/east-grand-forks-woman-faces-forged-check-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"East Grand Forks Woman Faces Forged Check Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

East Grand Forks<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 An East Grand Forks woman is facing a felony charge in Polk County after prosecutors alleged she cashed forged checks tied to a closed business account.<\/p>\n

According to a criminal complaint, Alixee Rose Bushman<\/strong> was charged with offering a forged check. The charge is tied to checks that investigators said were passed in East Grand Forks in late June 2015.<\/p>\n

What The Complaint Says<\/h2>\n

The complaint says Bushman tried to cash a check at Hugo\u2019s Grocery on July 8, 2015. Store staff reported that two earlier checks, each for $150, had already been cashed on June 26 and June 27.<\/p>\n

Those checks were drawn on a Bremer Bank account linked to American Hospitality, Inc.<\/strong>, a company based in Grand Forks. The complaint says the checks were later returned because the account could not be found.<\/p>\n

Investigators later learned the account had been closed in 2012, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Statements Cited By Investigators<\/h2>\n

The complaint says Bushman admitted cashing the two checks. She allegedly told investigators the checks were payment for housekeeping work at Travel Lodge<\/strong> in Grand Forks.<\/p>\n

According to the complaint, Bushman said Tessie Kay Hamilton<\/strong> gave her the checks. She also said Hamilton told her to cash them.<\/p>\n

The complaint states Bushman was promised $50 from each check. It says Hamilton would keep the other $100 from each one.<\/p>\n

Investigators alleged Hamilton filled out the checks before the two arrived at Hugo\u2019s. Bushman then endorsed the checks and cashed them, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n

Other Checks Also Reviewed<\/h2>\n

The complaint says investigators found four more checks from the same closed account. Each was written for $150.<\/p>\n

Those checks were allegedly cashed by Hamilton and Donna Jean Reum<\/strong> between June 25 and June 27, 2015.<\/p>\n

The complaint says the total value of the checks cashed by Bushman was $300.<\/p>\n

Business Owner\u2019s Account<\/h2>\n

According to the complaint, Gurinder Singh<\/strong> told investigators he helped form American Hospitality, Inc. and opened the Bremer Bank account for the business.<\/p>\n

The complaint says Singh told police no checks were ever properly used on that account. He also said he did not authorize Bushman, Hamilton, or Reum to use the checks.<\/p>\n

Investigators also alleged that the signatures on the checks were not Singh\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Bushman\u2019s charge was filed in Polk County District Court<\/a>. The complaint cites Minnesota\u2019s forged check law under Section 609.631<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As with all criminal cases, the charge is only an allegation. Bushman is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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